Acting · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · Born August 4, 1901
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly recognizable deep and distinctive gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also greatly skilled at scat singing, vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics. Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to "cross over," whose skin-color was secondary to his amazing talent in an America that was severely racially divided. It allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society that were highly restricted for a person of color. While he rarely publicly politicized his race, often to the dismay of fellow African-Americans, he was privately a huge supporter of the Civil Rights movement in America.
MovieSoundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieColdplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
2022
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MovieThe Sound of 007
2022
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MovieLouis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
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MovieDark Eyes
2021
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Louis Armstrong in Concert
2021
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MovieEric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
2019
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MovieThe Jazz Ambassadors
2018
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MovieBing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
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MovieJazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
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Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
2013
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Movie…Sings Musicals
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBert Stern - Original Madman
2011
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
2009
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MovieJazz Evolution
2008
as Self - Trumpet
MovieGood Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
2008
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MovieMusic Inn
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
MovieLouis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
2007
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MovieLouis Armstrong: Live in '59
2006
as Trumpet, Vocal
MovieFrankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
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MovieBillie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
as Himself
MovieÅret var 1955
2005
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MovieLouis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
2005
as Trumpet/Vocals
MovieThe Story Of The Blues
2004
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MovieThe Harlem Renaissance
2004
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003
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MovieIt's Black Entertainment
2002
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MovieSwing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
2001
MovieLouis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
2001
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TVJazz
2001
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MovieLouis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
2000
MovieThe Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
1999
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MovieMahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997
MovieThe World of Polygoon
1994
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MovieBenny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
1993
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MovieBluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
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MovieThe Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993
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MovieSatchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992
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MovieThe Magic of Bing Crosby
1991
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MovieBix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
1982
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MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
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On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
as Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
as Self
TVThe Flip Wilson Show
1970
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MovieWhy America
1970
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MovieHello, Dolly!
1969
as Orchestra Leader
TVThe Johnny Cash Show
1969
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TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
TVOmnibus
1967
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MovieA Man Called Adam
1966
as Willie Ferguson
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
1966
as himself
MovieWhen the Boys Meet the Girls
1965
as Louise Armstrong
Hallo Satchmo
1965
as Self
Louis Armstrong v Praze
1965
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MovieThe Day of the Oath
1965
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TVShindig!
1964
as Self - Singer
TVThe Hollywood Palace
1964
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MovieLouis Armstrong: Live in Australia
1964
as Chanteur, Trompettiste,
TVThe Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
Berlin-Melodie
1963
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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MovieDisneyland After Dark
1962
MovieAuf Wiedersehen
1961
as er selbst
MovieParis Blues
1961
as Wild Man Moore
MovieJazz on a Summer's Day
1960
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MovieKærlighedens melodi
1959
as Musician with Orchestra
MovieLa Paloma
1959
as Louis Armstrong
MovieThe Beat Generation
1959
as Louis Armstrong
MovieThe Five Pennies
1959
as Louis Armstrong
TVDiscorama
1959
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TVThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
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MovieThe All-Star Christmas Show
1958
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TVKraft Music Hall
1958
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MovieThe Edsel Show
1957
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MovieSatchmo the Great
1957
TVDuPont Show of the Month
1957
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TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
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MovieHigh Society
1956
as Louis Armstrong
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Jazz Trumpeter
MovieJazz Ball
1956
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MovieThe Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Louis Armstrong
MovieSaluti e baci
1953
as himself
TVThe Oscars
1953
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MovieGlory Alley
1952
as Shadow Johnson
MovieHere Comes the Groom
1951
as Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
MovieThe Strip
1951
as Himself
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MovieI'm in the Revue
1950
as Band Leader
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieA Song Is Born
1948
as Louis Armstrong
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieNew Orleans
1947
as Himself
MoviePillow to Post
1945
as Orchestra Leader
MovieAtlantic City
1944
as Himself
MovieJam Session
1944
as Himself
MovieShow-Business at War
1943
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MovieCabin in the Sky
1943
as The Trumpeter
Sleepy Time Down South
1942
as Self
MovieShine
1942
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MovieSwingin' on Nothin'
1942
as Self
MovieBirth of the Blues
1941
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGoing Places
1938
as Gabe
MovieDoctor Rhythm
1938
as Trumpet Player
MovieEvery Day's a Holiday
1937
as Louis Armstrong
MovieArtists & Models
1937
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MoviePennies from Heaven
1936
as Henry
MovieKøbenhavn, Kalundborg og -?
1934
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
1934
as Himself
MovieI'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
1932
as Louis Armstrong
MovieA Rhapsody in Black and Blue
1932
as Himself
MovieEx-Flame
1930
as Louis Armstrong
